GW1N-9 vs LFMXO5-15D
A comparison of the Gowin LittleBee GW1N-9 and the Lattice MachXO5-NX LFMXO5-15D using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1N-9 | LFMXO5-15D | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin LittleBee | Lattice MachXO5-NX |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 8,640 | 11,667 |
| LUTs as published | 8,640 LUT4 | 11,667 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | 14,000 LC |
| DSP | 20 18×18 multipliers | 16 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.5 Mb | 0.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | 0.5 Mb |
| Max. user I/O | 276 | 305 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | Internal flash |
| Packages | 19 | 2 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Lattice Radiant |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The LFMXO5-15D has about 35% more logic capacity (11.7K vs 8.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GW1N-9 has 20 18×18 multipliers against 16 18×18 multipliers on the LFMXO5-15D.
The LFMXO5-15D has more on-chip memory (0.8 Mb vs 0.5 Mb).
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1N-9, internal flash on the LFMXO5-15D.
The GW1N-9 is designed with Gowin EDA and the LFMXO5-15D with Lattice Radiant.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1N-9 (LittleBee) and LFMXO5-15D (MachXO5-NX).